They're voiced for two different jobs. The Crema is the cleaner, more scooped of the two — sparkle, clarity, and room to breathe. The Grinder brings more midrange, compression, and output, so it's the one for lead lines that stay tight and cut through a dense mix.

Plenty of players run a Crema neck with a Grinder bridge and get both. You can build that pairing from the Crema page — just choose the Grinder as your bridge model.

My go-to is a Grinder bridge and Crema neck. The Grinder gives compressed lead lines with enough clarity to cut a mid-heavy church mix, and the Crema neck keeps your cleans sweet and articulate. This set does just about everything and we know you'll love it.

The Grinder is the most popular HSS bridge — it balances output with the single coils so you don't get a volume jump when switching. If you'd rather keep things cleaner, the Crema is the smoothest tonal transition and my (Kurtis) personal favorite.

Red Eye is our higher-output humbucker — reach for it over the Grinder when you want more push and a vintage-hot bridge.

V90 is a P90 voicing in a humbucker-sized housing. As a true single coil it has some natural 60-cycle hum; the middle position is in-phase and partially hum-cancelling when combined with a humbucker.

Ristretto is our P90 / Jazzmaster voicing — open, dynamic, full of character. Hum-canceling in the middle position.

In broad terms, ours tend to have more headroom and added clarity — especially in the neck. We specialize in clarity and note articulation rather than thick, woolly voicings. If you're chasing that darker, fatter sound, I'll always tell you honestly when something else is a better fit and we have happily sent many folks over to our friends at Lollar, Fralin, McNelly, Curtis Novak, The Creamery, DiMarzio, etc.

It comes down to three things: string spacing, the route / cavity size, and whether your guitar takes humbucker-, P90-, or Filter'Tron-sized pickups. Covered humbuckers are forgiving on spacing — the magnet bar runs perpendicular to the strings, so exact pole alignment isn't critical.

Fastest path to a confident answer: send a clear, well-lit photo of your guitar and current pickups, and we'll tell you exactly what fits.

Our Lamber'Tron is a vintage-sized Filter'Tron. If your Gretsch is routed for vintage Filter'Trons (like a G5420T), it'll fit. If it's routed for full-size humbuckers, a Tron won't fit or look right. Depending on the model, we may have adapter rings. Send a photo and we'll confirm which you've got and your options.

We do — it's just not a standard site option, and not every finish/design option is available, so we handle it with a custom invoice and it is considered a custom pickup. Let us know the cover style and finish you want, and we'll quote it.

Yes — order an individual humbucker from our single-humbucker page (USA available only).

One honest caveat: we usually steer people away from a single single-coil. Our sets are wound and matched to stay in-phase and hum-canceling together, so a lone single coil can cause phasing issues with whatever you pair it with.

An individual humbucker or an individual single coil is considered a "custom pickup" and not eligible for return. Please see our policy here for more details.

For humbuckers:

• 4-wire — if you have a push/pull pot, a 5-way switch, or a mini-toggle (anything that coil-splits).
• 2-wire — if you have a simple 1 volume / 1 tone, or even a 2 volume / 2 tone setup with a 3-way switch.

For the Blondie's:

• 3-wire — future-proofs you for an independent ground, an S1 switch, or series/parallel switching later. A must if you have a 4-way switch. Still works with a 3-way switch configuration.
• 2-wire — if you have a traditional 3-way switch, this gets the job done perfectly.

Same for neck and bridge humbuckers:

Green = Hot (+) · Black = (−) · Bare = Ground · Red + White = Series link

Check our diagrams HERE first. If ours don't match your exact setup, use any standard humbucker diagram (a 920D or guitarelectronics.com diagram works well) and apply our colors.

Yes — the middle pickup is reverse-wound / reverse-polarity, so you get hum-canceling in positions 2 and 4 (of the Triple Shots), or position 2 (Blondie or Ristretto). In our builds the RWRP is physical (built into the winding and magnet), so both pickups use identical lead colors — making it simple to wire.

500k is ideal for our humbuckers, V90, Ristretto, and Lamber'Tron. 250k–300k works too — you'll get a slightly smoother, rolled-off top end, which some players prefer.

250k is highly recommended for any of our single coil models.

If you'd rather not solder, choose the solderless version of our wiring harnesses if one is compatible for your guitar (but check with us first before ordering, as wiring harnesses are non-refundable).

For loaded pickguards, the HSS Obsidian harness is fully solder-free and still coil-splits the bridge; a standard SSS pickguard needs just three solder joints. The Jazzmaster loaded pickguard just needs one.

About 3–5/32 inch is a good starting point, assuming your neck and frets are properly set up. From there, trust your ears. We have a height guide that walks you through dialing it in.

Absolutely. A cover swap is $50 per set + shipping, and we re-pot the pickups while they're here. We offer a range of aging levels too. Ship them in with a note and your contact info, and we'll invoice you before sending them back.

Not in any meaningful way — it's a look-and-feel choice. Pick whichever suits your guitar; the tonal difference is negligible.

Standard lead time is 4–5 weeks (occasionally 6 in busy stretches — every set is built to order in Southern California).

Need it sooner? A pickup rush is $150 and ships within 1–3 business days. A loaded-pickguard rush is $250 and ships within 5 business days.

Yes — we ship to 50+ countries. All duties and taxes are collected at checkout through our global shipping platform, so the price you see is the final price. Nothing extra is owed on arrival. Just select your country's currency at the top of the site before checking out.

For humbuckers: A set is the neck and bridge pickups plus all appropriate mounting hardware

For single coils: A set is the neck and bridge pickups (unless it's a Nashville tele or a strat set, those include middle pickups)

Payment is taken up front. To spread it out, use the Shop Pay installment plan offered at checkout.

For a return, log into your account and follow the instructions in our refund policy. For a repair or warranty look, use our warranty/repair request form. If it's a noise issue, include a short video — it helps us pinpoint the problem much faster.